How to remove an app and its leftovers in NotchStar
Dragging an app to the Trash removes the app but not everything it made. In the Disk tab, the Apps section shows each app next to its leftovers so one action clears both. Everything goes to the Trash.
Steps
- Open the Disk tab and pick Apps.
- Press List apps. NotchStar measures the apps in
/Applicationsand~/Applications. - Each row shows the app size, plus the size of its leftovers when it has any.
- Press Remove on the row. The button changes to Move to Trash. Press it again to confirm.
What counts as a leftover
NotchStar looks for items named after the app’s bundle ID or name inside your Library:
- Caches, Application Support and Preferences
- Logs and Containers
- Saved Application State, HTTP Storages, WebKit data and Cookies
- Group Containers whose name contains the bundle ID
Only items that exist and are larger than zero are listed. Settings and data are in that list, so reinstalling later starts fresh. Check the size before removing an app you may return to.
What is protected
- Apple apps (bundle IDs starting
com.apple.) and NotchStar itself are not listed. - A running app shows Running and cannot be removed until you quit it.
- The usual safety rule applies: only your home folder and app bundles in
/Applications.
Undo
The app and its leftovers go to the Trash together. Put Back from the Trash restores them, until you empty it. See how the Trash step works. Apps that were installed through a package, or that keep data elsewhere, may leave files this list does not know about. The Disk feature page and safety page have more.
